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German Carnival season begins, with police enforcing knife ban
November 11, 2024
Germany's Carnival season gets under way on Monday, with tens of thousands of revellers expected once again in the western city of Cologne, one of the main locations for...
China’s ‘Singles Day’ shopping spree in spotlight as spending flags
November 11, 2024
China's largest online shopping bonanza wraps up on Monday, with analysts and investors watching for signs that consumption is rebounding in the world's second-largest economy after recent efforts by...
‘Dying of thirst’ as climate-driven floods mix with oil
November 11, 2024
Herders scooping murky water from a small pond in grasslands in South Sudan are well aware of the dangers they face if they drink it."The water is dirty because...
APEC hotel openings and pipelines hit new highs in 2024
November 11, 2024
The hotel development sector across the Asia-Pacific region, excluding China, has experienced remarkable growth through the third quarter of 2024. According to the latest Hotel Construction Pipeline Trend Report...
Posts share fabricated report about China pulling investment from Malaysia
November 11, 2024
After Chinese national flags were raised at a festival in Malaysia, prompting a backlash from Malay nationalists, an image of a doctored news article circulated online that falsely claimed...
Rafael dissolves into a low pressure system in the Gulf of Mexico after hitting Cuba as a hurricane
November 11, 2024
MIAMI (AP) — Rafael has weakened into a low pressure system in the Gulf of Mexico after barreling across Cuba as a Category 3 hurricane last week.Rafael weakened into...
Israel’s new defense minister says country has defeated Hezbollah
November 11, 2024
Israel’s newly appointed minister of defense said Sunday his country has defeated Hezbollah, noting that the elimination of the Lebanese terrorist organization’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, was the crowning achievement.Nasrallah...